uncanny

un·can·ny  (n-kn)

adj. un·can·ni·er, un·can·ni·est

1. Peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature; eerie. See Synonyms at weird.

2. So keen and perceptive as to seem preternatural.

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[un-¹ + canny, fortunate, safe (obsolete).]

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un·canni·ly adv.

un·canni·ness n.

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uncanny

Adjective

1. weird or mysterious: an uncanny silence

2. beyond what is normal: an uncanny eye for detail

uncannily adv
uncanniness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	uncanny - suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley eldritch, weird, unearthly supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
	2.	uncanny - surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction" preternatural extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"

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uncanny

adjective 1. weird, strange, mysterious, queer, unearthly, eerie, supernatural, unnatural, spooky (informal) creepy (informal) eldritch (poetic) preternatural

adjective 2. extraordinary, remarkable, incredible, unusual, fantastic, astonishing, exceptional, astounding, singular, miraculous, unheard-of, prodigious

Translations

uncanny [ʌnˈkænɪ] adj → extraño, extraordinario

uncanny [ʌnˈkænɪ] adj → étrange, troublant(e)

uncanny [ʌnˈkænɪ] adj → unheimlich

uncanny [ʌnˈkænɪ] adj → misterioso/a, strano/a

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uncanny

adj uncanny [anˈkӕni]

strange or mysterious She looks so like her sister that it's quite uncanny.vreemd, aardigشاذ، غَريبтайнственzvláštníforbløffende; uhyggeligunheimlichαλλόκοτοςmisterioso; extrañoveider, võõrasta(mapane)vعجیب و غریب؛ مرموزoutomystérieuxמִסתוֹרִיरहस्यमय, अलौकिकčudan, tajnovitrejtélyesóhugnanlegur, kynlegurstraordinario薄気味悪いkraupus, nejaukussavāds; mistisksmenyeramkangriezeliguhyggelig, nifsniesamowityestranhostraniu; nefirescстранныйzvláštnyskrivnostenneobičankuslig, förunderlig, häpnadsväckandeแปลกacayip, tuhaf離奇的моторошний; надприроднийعجيب، پر اسرارkì lạ, huyền bí离奇的

adv unˈcannily

aardigبصورَةٍ غَريبَهтайнственоzáhadněforbløffende; uhyggeligtunheimlichαλλόκοταmisteriosamente; extrañamenteveidraltبطور عجیب و غریب؛ بطور مرموزoudostimystérieusementבְּאוֹפֶן עַל-טִבעִיरहस्यमय रूप सेčudno, tajnovitotitokzatosanóhugnanlegamisteriosamente薄気味悪くkraupiai, nejaukiaisavādi; mistiskimenyeramkanmerkwaardigmystisk, nifstniesamowicieestranhamenteîn mod straniu/nefirescстранноzáhadneskrivnostnoneobičnokusligt, förunderligtอย่างแปลกประหลาดacayip şekilde離奇地надприродноپر اسرار طور پرkì lạ, huyền bí离奇地